Aug 31
I Can Play Him Like A Steynway…
Mark Steyn’s losing it, losing it, I tell you. This could be the opportunity I’ve been waiting for.
I just got the chance today to read some pieces I downloaded a couple of weeks ago, and I saw this in The Washington Times from August 11 [link seems to have expired]:
Because I’m an adopted New Hampshirite, people keep asking me what I think about the gay bishop. Once upon a time, the most famous symbol of Vermont manhood was the Old Man of the Mountain, the Great Stone Face, whose profile God and nature had etched onto the cliffs high above Franconia Notch in the White Mountains. But, after centuries of keeping a watchful eye on us, he came crashing down in an almighty rock slide a couple of months back. So now the most celebrated symbol of Granite State manhood is the Great Gay Face, the Rev. Gene Robinson.
Right. Now what’s wrong with the above paragraph? (Apart from the puzzling reference to Vermont — as far as I know, the Old Man of the Mountain, the good Rev., and the Granite State appellation all belong to New Hampshire. Steyn’s too smart to make that kind of mistake, so I’ll blame it on some copy editor somewhere down the line.)
Incredibly, Steyn missed a chance to deploy one of his patented puns! Incroyable!
So as a public service I will repair this oversight:
Once upon a time, the most famous symbol of Vermont manhood was the Old Man of the Mountain, the Great Stone Face . . . So now the most celebrated symbol of Granite State manhood is the Old Man of the [drum roll] . . . Mountin!
[rim shot]
Bwhahahahahah!
Oh, man. Sometimes I just slay me!
Well, I thought it was funny, anyway.
2 Comments so far
Mr. Steyn had best repair to his geography books; to reference The Old Man of the Mountain as being a symbol of Vermont manhood is wide of the mark!
The Old Man of the Mountain now refers to Howard Dean, who is from Vermont.